Gainsboro Park features a beautiful playground as well as sports fields, picnic and patio spaces, restrooms, walking path, and green space.
Gainsboro Park Amenities
This community park offers guests plenty of green space to explore. Visitors can also enjoy an extensive playscape designed for children over the age of 5. The toddler playscape has a similar design and is intended for children from the ages of 2 to 5.
In addition to the playground, the park offers several sports fields. These fields includ a basketball court, tennis courts, soccer fields as well as a basball diamond. Bleacher seating is available near some of the fields too.
Gainsboro Park also offers a small shelter with restrooms. The restrooms were open on the day we visited, however, a resident let me know that that isn’t always the case. A drinking fountain, plenty of picnic seating and several shaded areas make this a nice park for a picnic.
One of the best surprises during our visit was that a train passed right behind the park. Most of the children stopped to watch the train pass within a few feet. The tracks are separated from the park by not only a fence, but also a small berm of dirt along the east side of the park.
At the south side of the park, there is a lone swing set, together with a Little Free Library and a sign that reads Victory Park Flynn Field. However, according to the cities website, the is park of the Gainbboro park property.
Gainsboro Park Overview:
Play Elements: several different structures for children ages 2 to 12
Swings: traditional as well as baby bucket swings
Surface: grass together with astroturf
Unique Features: rock wall
Bathrooms: yes
Drinking Fountain: yes
Shade: partial
Pavilion: no
Picnic Tables: yes
Grills: no
Sports Fields: baseball diamond, soccer fields, basketball court together with tennis courts
Walking Trails: yes, paved trail
Parking: street parking as well as several small lots
Tot Play Structure: yes
Fenced in: no
Seating: park benches along with cafe tables and chairs
Connect with the City of Pleasant Ridge
Parks in Pleasant Ridge, Michigan
- Community Center Park – outdoor patio gathering space, play structure, volleyball as well as open recreation space.
- Community Pool
- Hessel Park – open recreation space.
- Woodward Greenbelt Parks – passive recreation space, gardens, and walkways.
- Memorial Park
- Stevenson Park
- Gainsboro Park – features a beautiful playground as well as sports fields, picnic and patio spaces, restrooms, walking path, and green space.
Finally, you may want to check out our Ten Favorite Playgrounds in Metro Detroit.
Author: Amber Louchart
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Amber is the proud mother to four beautiful children, Damian (27), Rosaleigh (14), Carlyn (11), and Naomi (8). Her family also includes four cats.
She loves being a stay-at-home mom and feels blessed to be able to care for her children full-time and provide them with so many opportunities through Metro Detroit Mommy. In addition to Metro Detroit Mommy, Amber has a passion for hosting karaoke with Malibu Entertainment. She enjoys the metro Detroit nightlife especially, singing, dancing and meeting new people.